Google DeepMind: The Podcast

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Google DeepMind: The Podcast

Join mathematician and broadcaster Professor Hannah Fry as she goes behind the scenes of the world-leading research lab to uncover the extraordinary ways AI is transforming our world. No hype. No spin, just compelling discussions and grand scientific ambition.

  1. A Whistle Stop Tour of AI Creation with Paige Bailey

    6D AGO

    A Whistle Stop Tour of AI Creation with Paige Bailey

    This week's episode is a slight departure from our usual deep dives. Join Paige Bailey, DevRel lead, as she guides Hannah Fry though some of her favorite AI tools. Having spent years understanding the 'what' of these models, Hannah finally gets to experience the 'how’ – from generating prompts and 'vibe coding', to creating her own version of the infamous spaghetti meme. Learn more and try the tools yourself: Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/Google Labs: https://labs.google/AI Studio: https://aistudio.google.com/Veo 3: https://deepmind.google/models/veo/Flow: https://labs.google/flow/Thanks to everyone who made this possible, including but not limited to:  Presenter: Professor Hannah FrySeries Producer: Dan HardoonEditor: Rami TzabarCommissioner & Producer: Emma YousifMusic composition: Eleni ShawAudio engineer: Richard CourticeProduction Manager: Dan LazardStudio Manager: Nicholas DukeVideo Director: Bernardo ResendeVideo Editor: Bilal MerhiAudio Engineer: Perry RogantinCamera and Lighting Operator: Robert MessereProduction Coordination: Zoey Roberts, Sarah Ellen MortonVisual Identity and Design: Rob AshleyCommissioned by Google DeepMind Please leave us a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts if you enjoyed this episode. We always want to hear from our audience whether that's in the form of feedback, new idea or a guest recommendation!

    30 min
  2. The Nature of AI: Solving the Planet's Data Gap with Drew Purves

    JUN 19

    The Nature of AI: Solving the Planet's Data Gap with Drew Purves

    Further reading: Natural forests of the world: paper, data and benchmarksForest loss drivers: paper, summary from WRI, and blog from GFWForest loss drivers code: Google Earth Engine; at WRI; at GFW; or Zenodo. Deep learning based remote sensing (open source): Jeo, GeeFlowSpecies mapping paper: ArxivGoogle resources: Google Earth Engine. Agri with Google, wildlife camerasPerch: code, paperPerch x coral reefs: BlogAgile Modelling: paper, codeDolphinGemma: blog  Please leave us a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts if you enjoyed this episode. We always want to hear from our audience whether that's in the form of feedback, new idea or a guest recommendation!

    40 min
  3. A Quest for a Cure: AI Drug Design with Isomorphic Labs

    JUN 5

    A Quest for a Cure: AI Drug Design with Isomorphic Labs

    In this episode, host Hannah Fry is joined by Max Jaderberg and Rebecca Paul of Isomorphic Labs to explore the future of drug discovery in the age of AI. They discuss how new technology, particularly AlphaFold 3, is revolutionizing the field by predicting the structure of life’s molecules, paving the way for faster and more efficient drug discovery. They dig into the immense complexities of designing new drugs: How do you find the right molecular key for the right biological lock? How can AI help scientists understand disease better and overcome challenges like drug toxicity? And what about the diseases that are currently considered “undruggable”? Finally, they explore the ultimate impact of this technology, from the future of personalised medicine to the ambitious goal of being able to eventually design treatments for all diseases. Further reading:  AlphaFold 3: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07487-w AlphaFold Server: https://alphafoldserver.com/ Isomorphic Labs: https://www.isomorphiclabs.com/ AlphaFold 3 code and weights: https://github.com/google-deepmind/alphafold3Thanks to everyone who made this possible, including but not limited to:  Presenter: Professor Hannah Fry Series Producer: Dan Hardoon Editor: Rami Tzabar Commissioner & Producer: Emma Yousif Music composition: Eleni Shaw Audio engineer: Richard Courtice Production Manager: Dan Lazard Studio Manager: Nicholas Duke Video Director: Bernardo Resende Video Editor: Bilal Merhi Audio Engineer: Perry Rogantin Camera and Lighting Operator: Robert Messere Production Coordination: Zoey Roberts, Sarah Ellen Morton Visual Identity and Design: Rob Ashley Commissioned by Google DeepMind Please leave us a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts if you enjoyed this episode. We always want to hear from our audience whether that's in the form of feedback, new idea or a guest recommendation!

    45 min
  4. Redefining Robotics with Carolina Parada

    MAY 22

    Redefining Robotics with Carolina Parada

    In this episode, Hannah is joined by Carolina Parada, Senior Director and Head of Robotics at Google DeepMind. They explore the recent leap forward in robotic capabilities, highlighting advancements in multimodal understanding and embodied reasoning, which enable robots to interact with the physical world with unprecedented generality. They dig into the two-system approach - ‘slow and fast thinking‘ - that enables both complex reasoning and rapid, reactive movements. Using examples from robots learning dexterous tasks such as tying shoelaces to adapting to entirely new scenarios in real-time, Parada highlights how key breakthroughs in understanding, dexterity, and control are now coming together to rapidly advance robotics unlike ever before. Further reading/viewing: Gemini RoboticsAdvances in robot dexterityGemini Robotics x YouTube Thanks to everyone who made this possible, including but not limited to: Presenter: Professor Hannah FrySeries Producer: Dan HardoonEditor: Rami TzabarCommissioner & Producer: Emma YousifMusic: Eleni ShawAudio Engineer: Richard CourticeProduction Manager: Dan LazardVideo Studio Production: Nicholas Duke VideoDirector: Bernardo ResendeVideo Editor: Bilal MerhiAudio Engineer: Perry RogantinCamera and Lighting Operator: Robert MessereProduction Coordination: Zoey Roberts, Sarah Ellen MortonVisual Identity and Design: Rob AshleyCommissioned by Google DeepMindPlease leave us a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts if you enjoyed this episode. We always want to hear from our audience whether that's in the form of feedback, new idea or a guest recommendation! Please leave us a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts if you enjoyed this episode. We always want to hear from our audience whether that's in the form of feedback, new idea or a guest recommendation!

    45 min
  5. AI and the Future of Health with Joelle Barral

    MAY 8

    AI and the Future of Health with Joelle Barral

    In this episode, Professor Hannah Fry interviews Joelle Barral, Senior Director of Research at Google DeepMind, about AI in healthcare. They discuss existing AI applications including image analysis for diabetic retinopathy and the expansion of diagnostic tools as a result of multi-modal models. The conversation highlights AI's potential to improve healthcare delivery, personalize treatment, expand access worldwide, and ultimately, bring back the joy of practicing medicine. Further reading: Med-Gemini AMIEThanks to everyone who made this possible, including but not limited to:  Presenter: Professor Hannah FrySeries Producer: Dan HardoonEditor: Rami TzabarCommissioner & Producer: Emma YousifMusic: Eleni ShawAudio Engineer: Richard CourticeProduction Manager: Dan LazardVideo Studio Production: Nicholas Duke VideoDirector: Bernardo ResendeVideo Editor: Bilal MerhiAudio Engineer: Perry RogantinCamera and Lighting Operator: Robert MessereProduction Coordination: Zoey Roberts, Sarah Ellen MortonVisual Identity and Design: Rob AshleyCommissioned by Google DeepMind Please leave us a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts if you enjoyed this episode. We always want to hear from our audience whether that's in the form of feedback, new idea or a guest recommendation!

    37 min
  6. Consciousness, Reasoning and the Philosophy of AI with Murray Shanahan

    APR 24

    Consciousness, Reasoning and the Philosophy of AI with Murray Shanahan

    In this episode, Hannah is once again joined by Murray Shanahan, Professor of Cognitive Robotics at Imperial College London and Principal Scientist at Google DeepMind, for a philosophical deep dive on AI. They explore everything from consciousness and metacognition in animals, to symbolic AI and neural networks. Murray also shares insights into his involvement with the film 'Ex Machina' and discusses the idea of reasoning, anthropomorphism, and the future of AI. Further reading / listening:  Toward the future, S1 Ep 7: https://youtu.be/yf31XT1G1RQ?si=6mAEsQhKwKPWk9oH___ Thanks to everyone who made this possible, including but not limited to:  Presenter: Professor Hannah FrySeries Producer: Dan HardoonEditor: Rami TzabarCommissioner & Producer: Emma YousifMusic composition: Eleni ShawAudio engineer: Richard CourticeProduction Manager: Dan LazardVideo Director: Bernardo ResendeVideo Editor: Alex Baro Cayetano, Bilal MerhiAudio Engineer: Richard CourticeCamera and Lighting Operator: Robert MessereProduction Coordination: Zoey Roberts, Sarah Ellen MortonVisual Identity and Design: Rob AshleyCommissioned by Google DeepMind___ Subscribe to our channel to watch every episode: https://www.youtube.com/@googledeepmind Please leave us a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts if you enjoyed this episode. We always want to hear from our audience whether that's in the form of feedback, new idea or a guest recommendation!

    41 min
  7. Is Human Data Enough? With David Silver

    APR 10

    Is Human Data Enough? With David Silver

    In this episode of Google DeepMind: The Podcast, VP of Reinforcement Learning, David Silver, describes his vision for the future of AI, exploring the concept of the "era of experience" versus the current "era of human data". Using AlphaGo and AlphaZero as examples, he highlights how these systems surpassed human capabilities by engaging in reinforcement learning without prior human knowledge. This approach contrasts with large language models, which depend on human data and feedback. Silver emphasizes the need to explore this path to drive AI progress and achieve artificial superintelligence. Timestamps  00:00 Introduction01:50 Era of experience03:45 AlphaZero10:19 Move 3715:20 Reinforcement learning and human feedback24:30 AlphaProof29:50 Math Olympiads35:00 Experience based methods42:56 Hannah's reflections44:00 Fan Hui joins___ Thanks to everyone who made this possible, including but not limited to:  Presenter: Professor Hannah FrySeries Producer: Dan HardoonSeries Editor: Rami TzabarCommissioner & Producer: Emma YousifMusic Composition: Eleni ShawAudio Engineer: Richard CourticeProduction Manager: Dan LazardVideo Director and Editor: Bernardo ResendeVideo Studio Production: Nicholas DukeVideo Editor: Bilal MerhiAudio Engineer: Perry RogantinCamera and Lighting Operator: Robert MessereProduction Coordination: Zoey Roberts, Sarah Ellen MortonVisual Identity and Design: Rob AshleyCommissioned by Google DeepMind Please leave us a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts if you enjoyed this episode. We always want to hear from our audience whether that's in the form of feedback, new idea or a guest recommendation!

    50 min
  8. Project Astra: Exploring a Universal AI Assistant with Greg Wayne

    12/20/2024

    Project Astra: Exploring a Universal AI Assistant with Greg Wayne

    In our final episode for the year, we explore Project Astra, a research prototype exploring future capabilities of a universal AI assistant that can understand the world around you. Host Hannah Fry is joined by Greg Wayne, Director in Research at Google DeepMind. They discuss the inspiration behind the research prototype, its current strengths and limitations, as well as potential future use cases. Hannah even gets the chance to put Project Astra's multilingual skills to the test. Further reading / listening: Gemini 2.0Project Astra Decoding Google Gemini with Jeff DeanGaming, Goats & General Intelligence with Frederic BesseThanks to everyone who made this possible, including but not limited to:  Presenter: Professor Hannah FrySeries Producer: Dan HardoonEditor: Rami Tzabar, TellTale StudiosCommissioner & Producer: Emma YousifMusic composition: Eleni ShawCamera Director and Video Editor: Bernardo ResendeAudio Engineer: Perry RogantinVideo Studio Production: Nicholas DukeVideo Editor: Bilal MerhiVideo Production Design: James BartonVisual Identity and Design: Eleanor TomlinsonCommissioned by Google DeepMind Please leave us a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts if you enjoyed this episode. We always want to hear from our audience whether that's in the form of feedback, new idea or a guest recommendation!

    46 min
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Join mathematician and broadcaster Professor Hannah Fry as she goes behind the scenes of the world-leading research lab to uncover the extraordinary ways AI is transforming our world. No hype. No spin, just compelling discussions and grand scientific ambition.

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    Hannah Fry
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    2019 - 2025
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